Jonah Bride
Bride with the Las Vegas Aviators in 2023
Oakland Athletics – No. 26
Infielder
Born: (1995-12-27) December 27, 1995 (age 27)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
June 14, 2022, for the Oakland Athletics
MLB statistics
(through 2023 season)
Batting average.192
Home runs1
Runs batted in13
Teams

Jonah Michael Bride (born December 27, 1995) is an American professional baseball infielder for the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2022.

Amateur career

Bride graduated from Owasso High School in Owasso, Oklahoma.[1] He played college baseball at Neosho County Community College and the University of South Carolina.[2] He was drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 23rd round of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft.[3]

Professional career

Bride signed with Oakland and made his professional debut with the Arizona League Athletics before being promoted to the Vermont Lake Monsters. Over 56 games between the two clubs, he batted .280 with three home runs and 34 RBIs. He spent the 2019 season with the Stockton Ports and Midland RockHounds, hitting .277 with ten home runs and 58 RBIs over 117 games.[4] He did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the season.[5] In 2021, he played returned to Midland, slashing .265/.407/.424 with nine home runs and 49 RBIs over 78 games.[6]

The Athletics added Bride to their 40-man roster after the 2021 season.[7] He opened the 2022 season with the Las Vegas Aviators. The Athletics promoted him to the major leagues on June 14 and he made his MLB debut that night.[8] On June 15, Bride collected his first major league hit on a single off of Boston Red Sox starter Josh Winckowski.[9] He hit his first major league home run against Gerrit Cole of the New York Yankees on August 26.

Bride was optioned to Triple-A Las Vegas to begin the 2023 season.[10] He was recalled to the majors on May 29.[11] In a corresponding move the Athletics designated Jesús Aguilar for assignment.[12]

References

  1. ^ World, Barry Lewis Tulsa. "Owasso's Jonah Bride makes major league debut with Oakland". Tulsa World.
  2. ^ Shawn Hein. "Baseball: Owasson Jonah Bride tries to stay ready to play during quarantine". Tulsa World.
  3. ^ Reporter-Telegram, Christopher Hadorn, MRT com/Midland (May 26, 2021). "RockHounds' Bride locked in at the plate". Midland Reporter-Telegram.((cite web)): CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "Oakland A's 2021 minor-league preview: Tyler Soderstrom begins in Stockton, Nick Allen in Midland". Theathletic.com. Retrieved 2022-08-27.
  5. ^ West, Jenna (2020-06-30). "2020 Minor League Baseball Season Canceled". Si.com. Retrieved 2022-08-27.
  6. ^ Tefertiller, Casey. "Jonah Bride Learns A New Position". www.baseballamerica.com.
  7. ^ "Allen among A's prospects added to 40-man". MLB.com.
  8. ^ Lockard, Melissa (June 14, 2022). "Jonah Bride set to debut for the A's — A look at what he brings to the big leagues". The Athletic. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
  9. ^ https://www.mlb.com/video/jonah-bride-first-mlb-hit
  10. ^ "A's announce 10 roster moves". mlb.com. Retrieved 2023-03-12.
  11. ^ "May 29, 2023 Transactions". MLB.com. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
  12. ^ "Athletics' Jonah Bride: Coming up from Triple-A". CBSSports.com. 2023-05-29. Retrieved 2023-05-29.

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